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Activated during [[World War I]] and deployed to [[Western Front]] in France. Credited for taking part in [[Meuse-Argonne offensive]] (8-17 October 1918).<ref>Browne, Waldo (1921), The American Army in the World War, A Divisional Record, Overseas Books, Manchester, NH</ref> Demobilized in December 1918. |
Activated during [[World War I]] and deployed to [[Western Front]] in France. Credited for taking part in [[Meuse-Argonne offensive]] (8-17 October 1918).<ref>Browne, Waldo (1921), The American Army in the World War, A Divisional Record, Overseas Books, Manchester, NH</ref> Demobilized in December 1918. |
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Activated in 1921 to support the balloon and airship school at Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas. However, a series of mishaps in operating the hydrogen-filled craft led to the transfer of the school from Brooks to Scott Field, Illinois, on 26 June 1922.<ref name="BHIST">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/brooks.htm USAF History Office, Brooks City-Base]</ref> Lighter-than-air ships were used at Scott Field to research the capabilities of aerial photography, meteorology and conduct altitude experiments. In the late 1920s, emphasis shifted from airships to balloons. Airplanes began to dominate activities at Scott Field, and in the late 1930s, the lighter-than-air activities officially came to an end. <ref>[http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/aviation/sco.htm Scott Field Historic District, National Parks Service]</ref> |
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perform duties as support troops for the Air Service Balloon and Airship School |
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Revision as of 15:41, 15 February 2013
| 21st Airship Group | |
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| Active | 16 October 1917-December 1918 13 September 1921-1 June 1939 |
| Country |  United States |
| Type | Group |
| Engagements | World War I |
The 21st Airship Group is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. It was last assigned to the 3d Wing, stationed at Scott Field, Illinois. It was inactivated on 1 June 1939.
History
Activated during World War I and deployed to Western Front in France. Credited for taking part in Meuse-Argonne offensive (8-17 October 1918).[1] Demobilized in December 1918.
Activated in 1921 to support the balloon and airship school at Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas. However, a series of mishaps in operating the hydrogen-filled craft led to the transfer of the school from Brooks to Scott Field, Illinois, on 26 June 1922.[2] Lighter-than-air ships were used at Scott Field to research the capabilities of aerial photography, meteorology and conduct altitude experiments. In the late 1920s, emphasis shifted from airships to balloons. Airplanes began to dominate activities at Scott Field, and in the late 1930s, the lighter-than-air activities officially came to an end. [3]
Lineage
- Constituted in the Regular Army as 1st Balloon Group, on 13 September 1921
- Re-designated: 1st Airship Group, on 3 January 1922.
- Re-designated: 21st Airship Group, on 1 January 1923
- Consolidated on 20 November 1936 with 1st Balloon Group
- Organized as: 2d Balloon Squadron, on 16 October 1917
- Re-designated as Headquarters Company, Balloon Group, I Army Corps 8 October 1918
- Demobilized in December 1918
- Re-constituted on 20 November 1936
- Reorganized and re-designated as 21st Balloon Group on 1 June 1937.
- Inactivated 1 June 1939
Assignments
- Undetermined, 16 October 1917
- I Army Corps (AEF), 8 October-December 1918
- Zone of the Interior, 13 September 1921
- General Headquarters Reserve 8 May 1929
- General Headquarters Air Force 1 October 1933
- Sixth Corps Area, 12 August 1936
- 3d Wing, 19 February-1 June 1939
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Stations
- Fort Omaha, Nebraska, 16 October 1917
- Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, Meuse-Argonne Sector, France, c 8 October-December 1918
- Brooks Field, Texas, 13 September 1921
- Scott Field, Illinois, 1 July 1922-1 June 1939
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ Browne, Waldo (1921), The American Army in the World War, A Divisional Record, Overseas Books, Manchester, NH
- ^ USAF History Office, Brooks City-Base
- ^ Scott Field Historic District, National Parks Service
- ^ a b c d Clay, Steven E. US Army Order of Battle, Volume 3, The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops, 1919–41, Combat Studies Institute Press US Army Combined Arms Center Fort Leavenworth, KS
- ^ Lineage and Honors History of the 1 Airborne Command Control Squadron (ACC)